Interview - Attitude Matters

• ADMIN
• 22 Aug 2018

First impression is the most crucial part of a job interview. Initiating a job interview with wrong conduct can undermine the process before it gets started and exhibiting a confident, positive attitude is as important as work experience is. Since success is directly associated with your attitude, job interview questions are mostly based on the character traits. Showcase your skills in a way that it brightens your chances of getting the job!

Here is a guide that gleams light on a few practical tips to follow for helping the job candidates:

Temperament

Different character traits are required to acquire different jobs. For example, a writer should be task oriented and a self-motivator, whereas a flight attendant should have good social skills. A perfectionist attitude will be considered as a good asset for some job interviews. However, the same attitude may count against you at another interview. Ideally, when you select your career path, you should consider your personal characteristics (whether they are perfect for the job or not).

Confidence

Walking into an interview can often arouse a bit of intimidation and nervousness which can stage a terrible interview. One should step into his/her interview with confidence. A recruiter is most likely to recruit that candidate who begins the interview with a warm smile and a strong handshake than the one who jitters with nervousness.

Teachability

It does not matter whether you have been graduated with top grades or not. You still have to learn a lot when you start your career. If you possess an attitude that you know everything, you probably raise an uncertainty in employer’s mind. You should accept constructive criticism and learn how a job should be done according to the employers.

Motivation

If you are impassive about your job and don’t bother to put any efforts, you will not reach heights. Majority of new hires fail because of the paucity of motivation that causes them to perform below their efficiency. Therefore, any gesture of laziness will disgust employers at a job interview.

Openness

Most of the recruiters are keen on measuring whether you are a perfect fit for their position or not. They ask a number of questions that determine whether you have talents, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the job they require. You should have the willingness to answer every question that an interviewer asked. Willingness to handle the situation will help you to allure the recruiter and possibly, you may be hired.

Surmounting challenges

Whether you experience long time unemployment or quit from a job, do not accentuate on negative aspects of the history of your employment. Think about the ways that worked in your favor in these situations and create assertive opportunities from them. Observe your body language and posture.  A good posture shows how to sit up and speak well about your tendencies of doing the job.